Residents who live in the EA polling district, this includes roads west of Angel Hill and east of the bypass (excluding those in Bushey Road, Bushey Lane, Vicarage Road, Deans Road, Rectory Road, The Green and Vale Road) should have received a letter from the council about the consultation to implement a 20mph speed limit […]

After pressure from your local Lib Dem Councillors and Luke Taylor MP along with so many residents, the proposed bus lane in Oldfields Road on the A217 has been scrapped by Transport for London. Concerns included the length, being too short to have any meaningful impact and being in the wrong place to improve journey […]

Resurfacing work on the A217 St Dunstan’s Hill that was due to start today (Thursday 11 March) has needed to be postponed by one week.  It will now commence on 18 March from 10am. The timetable for the work has been reviewed to minimise the impact of the changes for residents. So the work on […]

Gas company SGN have told us that this junction will close from Saturday 24 October for approximately 9 days. While the work on this junction has been carried out, they have discovered that additional work is required. They will aim to complete the project during the half term holiday to minimise disruption. As a result […]

SGN (the gas company) tell us that there will be road works to upgrade the main gas pipe starting next Monday 7 September. Over the coming five weeks, the gas pipe will be replaced in two phases: Phase one – lasting approximately three weeks Engineers will be working on A217 Oldfields Road from number 44 […]

Every few years the independent Local Government Boundary Commission reviews the ward boundaries, to make sure they reflect local communities as far as possible, and also to make sure that all the wards are roughly of the same size – important when housing developments lead to population growth. The Commission is reviewing the boundaries for […]

Transport for London have sent us a late notification of road works on Friday and Sunday nights this weekend (5 to 7 April). Overview of works: Carriageway resurfacing work will take place on the A217 Oldfields Road between Stayton Road and Collingwood Road. The works will begin from 22:00 – 05:00 on Friday 5 April and Sunday […]

We got a good response to this consultation, with 45 people taking the trouble to reply – which is a good figure for a consultation of this sort.  You will recall that the Council proposals included: Width restrictions with give-ways to replace existing refuge islands and speed cushions Reversal of the one-way on Anton Crescent […]

Many residents have been telling us about the growing parking problems in the area due to St Helier Hospital, school and commuter parking and people visiting the town centre.  The Council consulted residents about the problems late last year and have now analysed the 5,500 replies received.  Based on those responses, Council officers have prepared […]

Parents who walk with their children along Collingwood Road have approached us about the dangers of speeding and heavy traffic.  We know that these concerns are shared by many of you. We have listened to the specific points that have been made, and discussed them with the Council’s traffic engineer, with the local bus company […]